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Filed under: New York Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Jaguar, Luxury
If there were any car to overshadow the
542-horsepower Jaguar XJR that's coming to the
New York Auto Show, this is it. Meet the Jaguar XKR-S GT - a street-legal, higher-performance version of the already hardcore
XKR-S that will be headed to North America in very limited quantities. Only 30 will be offered on our continent, with 25 earmarked for the United States and the remaining five going to Canada. The cost of entry? $174,000 when it goes on sale this August.
What that gets you is a coupe that is, without any doubt, ready to attack any racetrack it might encounter. The XKR-S' supercharged 5.0-liter V8 has not been upgraded in terms of power - not that 550 horsepower and 502 pound-feet of torque is anything to sneeze at - but instead,
Jaguar focused on tuning the bits of the car that help effectively put all that grunt to the ground. There's a new hood with rows of louvers to aid in engine cooling, and elsewhere on the car's body, you'll find carbon fiber on the redesigned front air splitter, dive planes, extended wheel arch spats, as well as a new rear diffuser, an aluminum front under tray and an absolutely massive wing out back to keep downforce to a maximum.
Underneath that hot body are retuned and height-adjustable adaptive dampers; spring rates have been increased by 68 percent in front and 25 percent at the rear versus a standard XKR-S. Most of the front and rear suspension geometry has been upgraded, larger carbon ceramic brakes have been fitted at all four corners, and wider 20-inch forged alloy wheels are found here, wrapped in Pirelli Corsa tires - 255/35-series rubber in front and 305/30-series stuff out back. There's also a revised active exhaust system, which should only improve the already thunderous roar coming out the back of the Jag coupe, and a faster steering rack has been added for improved agility.
This all sounds very, very good, and we can't wait to get a look at the XKR-S GT in person later this week.
Scroll down for all of the details in Jaguar's press blast.
UPDATE: Official video with fantastic noise added below. More pics in gallery, too.Continue reading 2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT takes fiercest feline further [UPDATE]
2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT takes fiercest feline further [UPDATE] originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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March 26th, 2013
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Jaguar, UK, Luxury
Every car has its better and worse angles, but by and large we'd argue the
Jaguar XK is one of the most beautiful cars on the road today. Almost artistic, we'd say, and Jaguar itself seems to agree with the release of the new Artisan special edition.
Launched (for the time being at least) in Jaguar's home market, the Artisan SE is available in either coupe or convertible and in base
XK or supercharged
XKR trim. It's distinguished by its polished 20-inch wheels and unique shades of black, white and silver, but what really sets it apart is its interior: Scraffito-style leather covers the seats, dash and doors, with a Poltrona Frau headliner, a Bowers & Wilkins sound system, stainless steel pedals and unique sill plates.
The Artisan SE bumps the price of any XK specified by a good £12,000 ($19,000 based on current conversion rates), making it the new king of the hill for Jaguar's two-door range. Check it out in the press release
after the jump and the high-res image gallery.
Continue reading Jaguar reskins the cat with new XK Artisan edition
Jaguar reskins the cat with new XK Artisan edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 23rd, 2012
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A Jaguar XKR's a mean thing in the right hands, as this Russian hipster kid finds out in this horrifying (for him) test drive. You almost have to watch this video twice; once to see the kid in the ironic CCCP shirt freaking out/almost barfing; once to see just how calm the driver is.
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June 9th, 2011
Filed under: Car Buying, Hyundai, Jaguar
2011 Hyundai Elantra - Click above for high-res image gallery
Car sales
fell for the first time in eight months in May. According to Kicking Tires, it took dealers 54 days to move a brand-new vehicle off their lots compared to 48 days in April, thanks in part to steep fuel costs, supply issues due to the earthquake and tsunami tragedies in Japan and skimpy incentives.
But the news isn't all bad. A few star models bucked the trend, including the
2012 Hyundai Elantra. The compact popped off of dealer lots in just three days, effectively cinching the title as the quickest-selling model of May. In fact, the 2011 Elantra landed itself in second place by only lingering 7 days on the lot.
Kicking Tires points out that the
Chrysler 200 is also beating the average. The
Sebring successor took 19 days on average to find a new home.
Meanwhile, the
2011 Jaguar XKR found itself at the very bottom of the list. The high-power coupe languishes on showrooms for an average of 212 days. The
Infiniti M56 is next up from the basement. The sedan takes 173 days to sell on average.
Head over to Kicking Tires for a closer look.
Days On Lot: What cars are moving the quickest and slowest out of showrooms? originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 8th, 2011
Filed under: Coupe, Europe, Jaguar, Luxury
Jaguar XKR 75 by Alcantara Interiors - Click above for image gallery
We know what you were thinking: the
Jaguar XKR is pretty cool, but what it really needs is a plaid interior. Fortunately, Jaguar Italy and Alcantara Interiors have teamed up to realize exactly that.
And they didn't just put in some plaid inserts like on a
Volkswagen GTI, either: we mean Prince of Wales plaid covering the seats (front and rear), the armrest, the center console, the door panels, the headliner, the pillars... the works. And as you might have guessed, the pattern is applied to that soft, grippy, suede-like wonder-material we know as Alcantara.
The trim wasn't applied to any old XKR, either: it replaced the white-stitched charcoal leather on the
XKR 75, the anniversary edition of which only 75 examples were made, complete with 530-horsepower supercharged V8. You know, in case it wasn't special enough already. See for yourself in the image gallery below. Yikes.
[Source:
eurocarblog]
Jaguar Italy trims out a special XKR in... plaid Alcantara?! originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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April 16th, 2011
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Jaguar, Luxury
Jaguar XKR-S - Click above for high-res image gallery
We've heard
rumblings of a more-powerful XKR. We saw
spy shots of the rumored two-door as it blew through the English countryside wearing a dash of camouflage. And now it's official:
Jaguar is bringing a more powerful
XKR to the 2011
Geneva Motor Show, and goes by the name XKR-S.
We can only assume Jaguar is sticking with the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 as a motivational tool because the full details won't be unvieled until next week's shindig in Switzerland. However, we have been given a few numbers: 550 horsepower, 502 pound-feet of torque, a top-speed of 186 miles per hour and the ability to run from zero-to-60 miles per hour in just 4.2 seconds.
If you weren't excited enough about Geneva, Jaguar just gave you 550 reasons to start drooling. Get the full details in the press release
after the jump.
[Source: Jaguar]
Continue reading Jaguar bringing 550 hp XKR-S super coupe to Geneva
Jaguar bringing 550 hp XKR-S super coupe to Geneva originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 22nd, 2011
